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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.276
People
Albert Flamen, Flemish (1620 - 1692)
Title
European Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Anguilla. L'Anguille
Series/Book Title: Fresh Water Fish, Part II
Title: Poissons d'eau douce
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1660
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370251

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 10.4 × 17.6 cm (4 1/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
sheet: 15.5 × 23.1 cm (6 1/8 × 9 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: Center: Coat of arms with hat, cross, crown and letters below: CCLV?

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[James A. Bergquist, Boston] sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 1988, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/ii
Standard Reference Number
The Illustrated Bartsch 56; Robert-Dumesnil 470

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.276
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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